Marty Stuart and Josh Turner are among the newest inductees to the Music City Walk of Fame. Joining them in the sixth class of honorees are singer/songwriter/producer "Cowboy" Jack Clement, who produced Johnny Cash’s "Ring Of Fire" and Charley Pride’s "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin’"; Mike Curb, founder of Curb Records which represents Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes and Rodney Atkins; Grammy winning gospel singer CeCe Winans; and Dr. R.H. Boyd, founder of the National Baptist Publishing Board.
Created in 2006 by the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Walk of Fame in downtown Nashville pays tribute to those who have made significant contributions to preserving Nashville's musical heritage and for achievements within the music industry. This year's induction ceremony, including the unveiling of commemorative sidewalk markers, takes place April 19 in the Hall of Fame Park.
Created in 2006 by the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Walk of Fame in downtown Nashville pays tribute to those who have made significant contributions to preserving Nashville's musical heritage and for achievements within the music industry. This year's induction ceremony, including the unveiling of commemorative sidewalk markers, takes place April 19 in the Hall of Fame Park.
An all-star country concert is slated for the television taping of George Strait – ACM Artist Of The Decade on Monday, April 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The event takes place the day after the 44th annual Academy of Country Music Awards show at the same venue. Only four other acts have received the ACM's Artist of the Decade honor -- Marty Robbins (1969), Loretta Lynn (1979), Alabama (1988) and Garth Brooks (1998). The special will feature an amazing lineup of performers including Brooks & Dunn, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, and Lee Ann Womack - all paying tribute to The King of Country and his legendary 25-year career. Other performers include Jamie Foxx, Jack Ingram, Jamey Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Montgomery Gentry, John Rich, LeAnn Rimes and Blake Shelton. It marks the first time the tribute will be presented as a separate television special. The concert will air May 27 on CBS.
04/06: ACM Award Winners
The women of country music ruled last night at the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards from Las Vegas. Carrie Underwood captured entertainer of the year, winning the top honor that has eluded women for nearly a decade, while Taylor Swift won album of the year and Julianne Hough snagged top new artist.
Country music's boys' club was adjourned for the year when Underwood broke Kenny Chesney's four-year win streak and became the first woman to hold the Entertainer of the Year title since the Dixie Chicks in 2000. She was the only woman nominated for the top prize and at 26 by far the youngest. "Thank you God. I never thought I'd be nominated, I never thought I would win. I don't know what to say. I've got nothing," she said before letting out an emotional scream and spinning as she walked off stage.
Chesney, who missed the chance to tie Alabama for most entertainer of the year awards, kissed Underwood as she walked up to accept the honor. “He told me he was proud of me,” said Underwood, who’s enjoyed astounding success since winning “American Idol” in 2005 with eight No. 1 country hits including the signature single, “Jesus Take the Wheel.”
In 39 years of recognizing a top entertainer, the academy has granted the honor to a woman seven times, including Underwood. The others were Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell, Reba McEntire, Shania Twain and the Dixie Chicks. Each won once.
Swift, another woman dominating not only country music but the entire industry, won album of the year for her sophomore disc "Fearless." Swift, who had four nominations going into Sunday's show, also got a special honor as McEntire presented her with an ACM Crystal Milestone Award for bringing so many young people to country music.
Sugarland broke Brooks & Dunn's lock on the vocal duo award, and lead singer Jennifer Nettles received an ACM Crystal Milestone Award for her songwriting.
Rascal Flatts beat Alabama's record of six consecutive wins for vocal group of the year when the trio won their seventh consecutive ACM vocal group of the year trophy.
The full list of winners at the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards is:
• Entertainer of the year: Carrie Underwood
• Top male vocalist: Brad Paisley
• Top female vocalist: Carrie Underwood
• Top vocal group: Rascal Flatts
• Top vocal duo: Sugarland
• Top new artist: Julianne Hough
• Top new male vocalist: Jake Owen
• Top new female vocalist: Julianne Hough
• Top new duo or vocal group: Zac Brown Band
• Album of the year: "Fearless," Taylor Swift
• Single record of the year: "You're Gonna Miss This," Trace Adkins
• Song of the year: "In Color," Jamey Johnson
• Video of the year: "Waitin' On a Woman," Brad Paisley
• Vocal event of the year: "Start a Band," Brad Paisley and Keith Urban
Country music's boys' club was adjourned for the year when Underwood broke Kenny Chesney's four-year win streak and became the first woman to hold the Entertainer of the Year title since the Dixie Chicks in 2000. She was the only woman nominated for the top prize and at 26 by far the youngest. "Thank you God. I never thought I'd be nominated, I never thought I would win. I don't know what to say. I've got nothing," she said before letting out an emotional scream and spinning as she walked off stage.
Chesney, who missed the chance to tie Alabama for most entertainer of the year awards, kissed Underwood as she walked up to accept the honor. “He told me he was proud of me,” said Underwood, who’s enjoyed astounding success since winning “American Idol” in 2005 with eight No. 1 country hits including the signature single, “Jesus Take the Wheel.”
In 39 years of recognizing a top entertainer, the academy has granted the honor to a woman seven times, including Underwood. The others were Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell, Reba McEntire, Shania Twain and the Dixie Chicks. Each won once.
Swift, another woman dominating not only country music but the entire industry, won album of the year for her sophomore disc "Fearless." Swift, who had four nominations going into Sunday's show, also got a special honor as McEntire presented her with an ACM Crystal Milestone Award for bringing so many young people to country music.
Sugarland broke Brooks & Dunn's lock on the vocal duo award, and lead singer Jennifer Nettles received an ACM Crystal Milestone Award for her songwriting.
Rascal Flatts beat Alabama's record of six consecutive wins for vocal group of the year when the trio won their seventh consecutive ACM vocal group of the year trophy.
The full list of winners at the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards is:
• Entertainer of the year: Carrie Underwood
• Top male vocalist: Brad Paisley
• Top female vocalist: Carrie Underwood
• Top vocal group: Rascal Flatts
• Top vocal duo: Sugarland
• Top new artist: Julianne Hough
• Top new male vocalist: Jake Owen
• Top new female vocalist: Julianne Hough
• Top new duo or vocal group: Zac Brown Band
• Album of the year: "Fearless," Taylor Swift
• Single record of the year: "You're Gonna Miss This," Trace Adkins
• Song of the year: "In Color," Jamey Johnson
• Video of the year: "Waitin' On a Woman," Brad Paisley
• Vocal event of the year: "Start a Band," Brad Paisley and Keith Urban
03/26: ACM Early Winners
On Tuesday, March 24, the Academy of Country Music announced early winners of special awards. Dolly Parton has been chosen to receive the Jim Reeves International Award, presented to an individual for outstanding contributions to the acceptance of country music throughout the world. Merle Haggard and the late Harlan Howard will receive the Poet's Award, honoring songwriters for outstanding musical and/or lyrical contributions throughout their careers in the field of country music. Recipients of the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award include the late Jerry Reed, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis and Hank Williams Jr. The award honors individuals who are pioneers in the country music genre.
Beer for My Horses, the film starring Toby Keith, has been chosen as the recipient of the Tex Ritter Award, given to a country music-oriented movie released and/or receiving major exposure during the preceding calendar year.
Beer for My Horses, the film starring Toby Keith, has been chosen as the recipient of the Tex Ritter Award, given to a country music-oriented movie released and/or receiving major exposure during the preceding calendar year.
The Academy of Country Music has revealed the nominees for album of the year. The nominees include Jamey Johnson'sThat Lonesome Song, Montgomery Gentry's Back When I Knew It All, Troubadour by George Strait, Fearless by Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood's Carnival Ride. Although the rest of the nominees were announced on February 11, the album nominations were delayed due to a revision in the qualifications. The Academy of Country Music Awards will be televised live on CBS from Las Vegas on April 5, with Reba McEntire returning as host.
The Academy of Country Music has announced winners in the three top new vocalist categories. Julianne Hough, Jake Owen and Zac Brown Band were named Top New Female Vocalist, Top New Male Vocalist and Top New Vocal Duo or Group respectively. The three winners are now nominees for the Top New Artist award, which will be given out on the 44th Annual ACM Awards broadcast live from Las Vegas Sunday, April 5 on CBS. Voting for Top New Artist takes place at www.VoteACM.com beginning March 16 and ends on April 5.
02/27: GMA's Dove Award Nominations
George Strait, Randy Travis and former Lonestar frontman Richie McDonald are among those receiving nominations in the country categories of the Gospel Music Association's 40th annual Dove Awards. Strait is nominated as an artist in the country recorded song category for "I Saw God Today." Travis' Around the Bend and McDonald's I Turn to You are nominated for country album. Among the nominees for special event album is the soundtrack to Billy: The Early Years, a film about evangelist Billy Graham. The soundtrack features music by Brooks & Dunn, Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson, Sara Evans and Josh Turner, among others. Nominated in the same category is How Great Thou Art: Gospel Favorites From the Grand Ole Opry, a compilation featuring Jackson, Evans, Paisley, Trace Adkins, Vince Gill, Dierks Bentley, Carrie Underwood and more. The Dove Awards are scheduled for April 23 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. The show will be broadcast live on Gospel Music Channel.
The nominees for the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards were announced yesterday in Nashville where Jessica Simpson, LeAnn Rimes, Kellie Pickler and Julianne Hough read the nominations live during CBS' The Early Show.
Brad Paisley leads the pack with six nominations. Paisley is nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist (an honor he won last year), and Vocal Event of the Year for "Start A Band" with Keith Urban. He is also nominated for Song, Video and Single Record of the Year for "Waitin' On A Woman."
The biggest surprise might be former Trick Pony lead singer, Heidi Newfield's, five nominations. Newfield released her solo debut, What Am I Waiting For, last August after 10 years with Trick Pony. She's nominated in four categories, including Video and Single Record of the Year for "Johnny and June," an ode to the late Johnny and June Carter Cash. Heidi is also nominated for Song of the Year as the artist and songwriter of "Johnny and June," as well as a nod for Top Female Vocalist. She last won an ACM Award in 2001 for Top New Group with Trick Pony.
Kenny Chesney, the ACM's entertainer of the year four years running, received four nominations, including another in the coveted Entertainer of the Year category. A fifth straight win would tie him with Alabama for the most consecutive Entertainer trophies. Other nominations for Chesney include Top Male Vocalist and Vocal Event of the Year "Down the Road" with Mac McAnally, where Chesney receives two nominations as artist and producer.
George Strait and Jamey Johnson also received four nominations apiece. Strait is nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Top Male Vocalist and Video of the Year for "Troubadour." He is also in the running for Song of the Year for "I Saw God Today." Johnson is up for Top New Male Vocalist, as well as Record and Song of the Year for "In Color," where he received two nominations for Song of the Year as artist and songwriter. He won Song of the Year honors in 2006 for co-writing Strait's "Give It Away."
Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban received three nominations, including Entertainer of the Year. If Carrie wins, she would become the just the seventh female to take the award, putting her alongside Loretta Lynn, Reba McEntire and, most recently, the Dixie Chicks in 2000. Underwood is also up for Top Female Vocalist, which she's won the last two years, and Video of the Year for "Just A Dream." Urban is also nominated for Top Male Vocalist and Vocal Event of the Year for "Start A Band" with Brad Paisley.
Trace Adkins, Brooks & Dunn, Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, James Otto, Jake Owen, Taylor Swift and Sugarland each received two nominations. And LeAnn Rimes will receive the ACM/Home Depot Humanitarian Award for her community service and charitable giving.
Several categories will be opened up to interactive fan voting, including Entertainer of the Year for the second time. The entertainer of the year award will be determined by fan voting at voteACM.com, and fans may text their vote in the category during the ACM broadcast. Last year's winner, Kenny Chesney, took issue with allowing fans to choose the show's top honor instead of ACM members, saying the method amounted to "complete disrespect" of the artists because it turned the award "into a sweepstakes to see who can push people's buttons the hardest on the Internet."
The ACM has also partnered with GAC to allow fans to vote in the three newcomer categories -- Top New Male, Top New Female, and Top New Duo or Group -- where the winners will then compete in a new category, Top New Artist. Fan voting will begin Friday, February 13 on GACTV.com.
The Academy of Country Music Awards will air live on CBS from Las Vegas on April 5. The list of nominees in the top categories for the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards is as follows:
Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Top Male Vocalist
Kenny Chesney
Toby Keith
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Keith Urban
Top Female Vocalist
Miranda Lambert
Heidi Newfield
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Lee Ann Womack
Top Vocal Group
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
Randy Rogers Band
The Lost Trailers
Top Vocal Duo
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Joey + Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Sugarland
Top New Male Vocalist
Jamey Johnson
James Otto
Jake Owen
Top New Female Vocalist
Sarah Buxton
Julianne Hough
Ashton Shepherd
Top New Vocal Duo or Group
Eli Young Band
The Lost Trailers
Zac Brown Band
Single Record of the Year [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
"Gunpowder & Lead"
Miranda Lambert, Produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke
Columbia
"In Color"
Jamey Johnson, Produced by The Ken Hardley Playboys
Mercury
"Johnny & June"
Heidi Newfield, Produced by Tony Brown
Asylum-Curb
"Waitin' On A Woman"
Brad Paisley, Produced by Frank Rogers
Arista Nashville
"You're Gonna Miss This"
Trace Adkins, Produced by Frank Rogers
Capitol Nashville
Song of the Year [Award to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
"I Saw God Today"
George Strait
Composers: Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell, Wade Kirby
Publishers: Big Red Toe Music (BMI), Blind Mule Music (BMI), Extremely Loud Music (BMI), Steel Wheels Music (BMI)
"In Color"
Jamey Johnson
Composers: Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto
Publishers: Big Gassed Hitties (BMI), Eldorotto Music Publishing (BMI), EMI Blackwood Music, Inc., Lucky Thumb Music (BMI), New Song of Sea Gayle (BMI), Noah's Little Boat Music (BMI)
"Johnny & June"
Heidi Newfield
Composers: Deanna Bryant, Heidi Newfield, Stephony Smith
Publishers: Amylase Music (ASCAP), Big Hit Makers Music (BMI), Rainy Graham Publishing LLC (BMI), Souljet Music Tell Texas Tune III (ASCAP)
"Waitin' On A Woman"
Brad Paisley
Composers: Don Sampson, Wynn Varble
Publishers: EMI April Music, Inc. (ASCAP), Sea Gayle Music LLC (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
"You're Gonna Miss This"
Trace Adkins
Composers: Ashley Gorley and Lee Thomas Miller
Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI), Music of Windswept (ASCAP), Noah's Little Boat Music (BMI), Song of Combustion (ASCAP), Songs of Sea Gayle (BMI)
Video of the Year [Award to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
"Johnny & June" - Heidi Newfield
Producer: Karen Martin
Director: Eric Welch
"Just A Dream" - Carrie Underwood
Producer: Randy Brewer
Director: Roman White
"Love Story" - Taylor Swift
Producer: Trent Hardville
Director: Trey Fanjoy
"Troubadour" - George Strait
Producer: Dominic Cancilla
Director: Trey Fanjoy
"Waitin' On A Woman" - Brad Paisley
Producer: Mark Kalbfeld, Jim Shea
Director: Jim Shea, Peter Tilden
Vocal Event of the Year [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
"Another Try" - Josh Turner Featuring Trisha Yearwood
Produced by: Frank Rogers
MCA Nashville
"Cowgirls Don't Cry" - Brooks & Dunn Featuring Reba McEntire
Produced by: Kix Brooks, Tony Brown, Ronnie Dunn
Arista Nashville
"Down The Road" - Kenny Chesney With Mac McAnally
Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
Blue Chair/BNA
"Life In A Northern Town" - Sugarland Featuring Little Big Town & Jake Owen
Produced by: Not listed
Mercury
"Start A Band" - Brad Paisley Duet With Keith Urban
Produced by: Frank Rogers
Arista Nashville
Brad Paisley leads the pack with six nominations. Paisley is nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist (an honor he won last year), and Vocal Event of the Year for "Start A Band" with Keith Urban. He is also nominated for Song, Video and Single Record of the Year for "Waitin' On A Woman."
The biggest surprise might be former Trick Pony lead singer, Heidi Newfield's, five nominations. Newfield released her solo debut, What Am I Waiting For, last August after 10 years with Trick Pony. She's nominated in four categories, including Video and Single Record of the Year for "Johnny and June," an ode to the late Johnny and June Carter Cash. Heidi is also nominated for Song of the Year as the artist and songwriter of "Johnny and June," as well as a nod for Top Female Vocalist. She last won an ACM Award in 2001 for Top New Group with Trick Pony.
Kenny Chesney, the ACM's entertainer of the year four years running, received four nominations, including another in the coveted Entertainer of the Year category. A fifth straight win would tie him with Alabama for the most consecutive Entertainer trophies. Other nominations for Chesney include Top Male Vocalist and Vocal Event of the Year "Down the Road" with Mac McAnally, where Chesney receives two nominations as artist and producer.
George Strait and Jamey Johnson also received four nominations apiece. Strait is nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Top Male Vocalist and Video of the Year for "Troubadour." He is also in the running for Song of the Year for "I Saw God Today." Johnson is up for Top New Male Vocalist, as well as Record and Song of the Year for "In Color," where he received two nominations for Song of the Year as artist and songwriter. He won Song of the Year honors in 2006 for co-writing Strait's "Give It Away."
Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban received three nominations, including Entertainer of the Year. If Carrie wins, she would become the just the seventh female to take the award, putting her alongside Loretta Lynn, Reba McEntire and, most recently, the Dixie Chicks in 2000. Underwood is also up for Top Female Vocalist, which she's won the last two years, and Video of the Year for "Just A Dream." Urban is also nominated for Top Male Vocalist and Vocal Event of the Year for "Start A Band" with Brad Paisley.
Trace Adkins, Brooks & Dunn, Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, James Otto, Jake Owen, Taylor Swift and Sugarland each received two nominations. And LeAnn Rimes will receive the ACM/Home Depot Humanitarian Award for her community service and charitable giving.
Several categories will be opened up to interactive fan voting, including Entertainer of the Year for the second time. The entertainer of the year award will be determined by fan voting at voteACM.com, and fans may text their vote in the category during the ACM broadcast. Last year's winner, Kenny Chesney, took issue with allowing fans to choose the show's top honor instead of ACM members, saying the method amounted to "complete disrespect" of the artists because it turned the award "into a sweepstakes to see who can push people's buttons the hardest on the Internet."
The ACM has also partnered with GAC to allow fans to vote in the three newcomer categories -- Top New Male, Top New Female, and Top New Duo or Group -- where the winners will then compete in a new category, Top New Artist. Fan voting will begin Friday, February 13 on GACTV.com.
The Academy of Country Music Awards will air live on CBS from Las Vegas on April 5. The list of nominees in the top categories for the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards is as follows:
Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Top Male Vocalist
Kenny Chesney
Toby Keith
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Keith Urban
Top Female Vocalist
Miranda Lambert
Heidi Newfield
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Lee Ann Womack
Top Vocal Group
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
Randy Rogers Band
The Lost Trailers
Top Vocal Duo
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Joey + Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Sugarland
Top New Male Vocalist
Jamey Johnson
James Otto
Jake Owen
Top New Female Vocalist
Sarah Buxton
Julianne Hough
Ashton Shepherd
Top New Vocal Duo or Group
Eli Young Band
The Lost Trailers
Zac Brown Band
Single Record of the Year [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
"Gunpowder & Lead"
Miranda Lambert, Produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke
Columbia
"In Color"
Jamey Johnson, Produced by The Ken Hardley Playboys
Mercury
"Johnny & June"
Heidi Newfield, Produced by Tony Brown
Asylum-Curb
"Waitin' On A Woman"
Brad Paisley, Produced by Frank Rogers
Arista Nashville
"You're Gonna Miss This"
Trace Adkins, Produced by Frank Rogers
Capitol Nashville
Song of the Year [Award to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
"I Saw God Today"
George Strait
Composers: Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell, Wade Kirby
Publishers: Big Red Toe Music (BMI), Blind Mule Music (BMI), Extremely Loud Music (BMI), Steel Wheels Music (BMI)
"In Color"
Jamey Johnson
Composers: Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto
Publishers: Big Gassed Hitties (BMI), Eldorotto Music Publishing (BMI), EMI Blackwood Music, Inc., Lucky Thumb Music (BMI), New Song of Sea Gayle (BMI), Noah's Little Boat Music (BMI)
"Johnny & June"
Heidi Newfield
Composers: Deanna Bryant, Heidi Newfield, Stephony Smith
Publishers: Amylase Music (ASCAP), Big Hit Makers Music (BMI), Rainy Graham Publishing LLC (BMI), Souljet Music Tell Texas Tune III (ASCAP)
"Waitin' On A Woman"
Brad Paisley
Composers: Don Sampson, Wynn Varble
Publishers: EMI April Music, Inc. (ASCAP), Sea Gayle Music LLC (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
"You're Gonna Miss This"
Trace Adkins
Composers: Ashley Gorley and Lee Thomas Miller
Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI), Music of Windswept (ASCAP), Noah's Little Boat Music (BMI), Song of Combustion (ASCAP), Songs of Sea Gayle (BMI)
Video of the Year [Award to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
"Johnny & June" - Heidi Newfield
Producer: Karen Martin
Director: Eric Welch
"Just A Dream" - Carrie Underwood
Producer: Randy Brewer
Director: Roman White
"Love Story" - Taylor Swift
Producer: Trent Hardville
Director: Trey Fanjoy
"Troubadour" - George Strait
Producer: Dominic Cancilla
Director: Trey Fanjoy
"Waitin' On A Woman" - Brad Paisley
Producer: Mark Kalbfeld, Jim Shea
Director: Jim Shea, Peter Tilden
Vocal Event of the Year [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
"Another Try" - Josh Turner Featuring Trisha Yearwood
Produced by: Frank Rogers
MCA Nashville
"Cowgirls Don't Cry" - Brooks & Dunn Featuring Reba McEntire
Produced by: Kix Brooks, Tony Brown, Ronnie Dunn
Arista Nashville
"Down The Road" - Kenny Chesney With Mac McAnally
Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
Blue Chair/BNA
"Life In A Northern Town" - Sugarland Featuring Little Big Town & Jake Owen
Produced by: Not listed
Mercury
"Start A Band" - Brad Paisley Duet With Keith Urban
Produced by: Frank Rogers
Arista Nashville
Julianne Hough, Kellie Pickler, LeAnn Rimes and Jessica simpson will announce the nominees for this year's Academy of Country Music Awards during a February 11 press conference at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. The 44th annual ACM Awards show is scheduled for April 5 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will be broadcast live on CBS.
The Recording Academy presented the 51st GRAMMY Awards in celebratory style in an evening that mixed performances from legendary artists and newcomers across multiple genres.
The formidable duo of Robert Plant & Alison Krauss were the evening's top winners, picking up five total Grammys for Album Of The Year for Raising Sand, Record of the Year for "Please Read the Letter," Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for "Rich Woman", Best Country Collaboration With Vocals for "Killing the Blues", and Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album for Raising Sand.
Awards in 100 categories were presented prior to the Grammy broadcast on CBS, which included two awards for Plant and Krauss: best contemporary folk/Americana album and best country collaboration with vocals. Brad Paisley also received two Grammys during the pre-telecast, including a best male country vocal performance nod for "Letter To Me." Paisley's "Cluster Pluck," a track from his Play album, won in the best country instrumental performance category.
Plant, Krauss and Paisley were unable to accept their trophies during the pre-telecast, but Carrie Underwood was there to pick up her Grammy for best female country vocal performance for "Last Name." Ricky Skaggs accepted the best bluegrass album award for Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947, a project with his band, Kentucky Thunder. And Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles won best country song honors for writing the duo's hit, "Stay."
During the telecast, Keith Urban joined Al Green, Justin Timberlake and Boyz II Men on an impromptu performance of Green's classic "Let's Stay Together" in Rihanna's place, who canceled her performance about a half-hour prior to the telecast due to a domestic battery incident involving her boyfriend, R&B star Chris Brown. Urban also introduced his former tourmate Carrie Underwood, who sang her Grammy award winning song, "Last Name." Then later in the show following a montage acknowledging those music giants who passed away this past year, Keith joined Buddy Guy, B.B. King and John Mayer all with their six-string guitars for a tribute to the late Bo Diddley, who died in June.
Taylor Swift welcomed her 16-year-old friend Miley Cyrus on stage for an intimate acoustic performance of Swift's "Fifteen." Kenny Chesney performed his heartfelt, introspective breakup song "Better As A Memory" on acoustic guitar. Two-time Grammy winners Sugarland performed their award winning song "Stay," which afterwards Best New Artist winner Adele joined in as the group segued into her hit "Chasing Pavements," which won a Grammy for best female pop vocal performance. Sugarland won best country performance by a duo or group with vocals for "Stay," having already won best country song for it during the pre-telecast. "I told myself I was going to be cool because Paul McCartney and Coldplay are here," said lead singer Jennifer Nettles. "I'm so not cool."
Angel-voiced Alison Krauss and classic rock hero Robert Plant took the stage with producer T Bone Burnett for "Rich Woman." Then, the band kicked off "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)," where the duo broke out hip-shaking moves reminiscent of Plant's Led Zeppelin glory days.
Here are the Grammy Awards presented during the telecast:
Best R&B album: Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Hudson
Best country performance by a duo or group with vocals: "Stay," Sugarland
Song of the year: "Viva La Vida," Coldplay
Best pop collaboration with vocals: "Rich Woman," Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Best rock album: Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay
Best new artist: Adele
Record of the year: "Please Read The Letter," Alison Krauss and Robert Plant
Best male pop vocal: "Say," John Mayer
Best rap album: Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne
Album of the year: Raising Sand, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
The formidable duo of Robert Plant & Alison Krauss were the evening's top winners, picking up five total Grammys for Album Of The Year for Raising Sand, Record of the Year for "Please Read the Letter," Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for "Rich Woman", Best Country Collaboration With Vocals for "Killing the Blues", and Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album for Raising Sand.
Awards in 100 categories were presented prior to the Grammy broadcast on CBS, which included two awards for Plant and Krauss: best contemporary folk/Americana album and best country collaboration with vocals. Brad Paisley also received two Grammys during the pre-telecast, including a best male country vocal performance nod for "Letter To Me." Paisley's "Cluster Pluck," a track from his Play album, won in the best country instrumental performance category.
Plant, Krauss and Paisley were unable to accept their trophies during the pre-telecast, but Carrie Underwood was there to pick up her Grammy for best female country vocal performance for "Last Name." Ricky Skaggs accepted the best bluegrass album award for Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947, a project with his band, Kentucky Thunder. And Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles won best country song honors for writing the duo's hit, "Stay."
During the telecast, Keith Urban joined Al Green, Justin Timberlake and Boyz II Men on an impromptu performance of Green's classic "Let's Stay Together" in Rihanna's place, who canceled her performance about a half-hour prior to the telecast due to a domestic battery incident involving her boyfriend, R&B star Chris Brown. Urban also introduced his former tourmate Carrie Underwood, who sang her Grammy award winning song, "Last Name." Then later in the show following a montage acknowledging those music giants who passed away this past year, Keith joined Buddy Guy, B.B. King and John Mayer all with their six-string guitars for a tribute to the late Bo Diddley, who died in June.
Taylor Swift welcomed her 16-year-old friend Miley Cyrus on stage for an intimate acoustic performance of Swift's "Fifteen." Kenny Chesney performed his heartfelt, introspective breakup song "Better As A Memory" on acoustic guitar. Two-time Grammy winners Sugarland performed their award winning song "Stay," which afterwards Best New Artist winner Adele joined in as the group segued into her hit "Chasing Pavements," which won a Grammy for best female pop vocal performance. Sugarland won best country performance by a duo or group with vocals for "Stay," having already won best country song for it during the pre-telecast. "I told myself I was going to be cool because Paul McCartney and Coldplay are here," said lead singer Jennifer Nettles. "I'm so not cool."
Angel-voiced Alison Krauss and classic rock hero Robert Plant took the stage with producer T Bone Burnett for "Rich Woman." Then, the band kicked off "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)," where the duo broke out hip-shaking moves reminiscent of Plant's Led Zeppelin glory days.
Here are the Grammy Awards presented during the telecast:
Best R&B album: Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Hudson
Best country performance by a duo or group with vocals: "Stay," Sugarland
Song of the year: "Viva La Vida," Coldplay
Best pop collaboration with vocals: "Rich Woman," Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Best rock album: Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay
Best new artist: Adele
Record of the year: "Please Read The Letter," Alison Krauss and Robert Plant
Best male pop vocal: "Say," John Mayer
Best rap album: Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne
Album of the year: Raising Sand, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
